The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-05
CAPT. WILLIAMS SPEAKS.
HE SAYS HIS PRECINCT rs THE MOST
ORDERLY ONE IN THE CITY

ORDERLY ONE IN THE CITY.
He has stopped Gambling and Closed All
the Dives-His Aocusers re Charaeterises
ne Fsustieai Crauks.Sergeant nchuitt-
berger Expisins the Charges BY Telling
the stery OF the Quaker aua tho Dog.
Police Captain Alexander Williams, tower
ing head and shoulders above the tallest Of the
throng OF promenaders on Broadway. was
cheerily saluted By nearly every storekeeper
whom he passed on his way to the Thirtieth
street station house last Friday night. All the
storekeepors knew that the Rev. DR.. Crosby.
and perhaps half dozen other citizens. had
made o fresh complaint against the Captain for
official neglect and incompetency but that fact
apparently didn't lessen in the least the cor
diality Of his greeting from respectable mer-
chants in upper Broadway. The Captain turn
cd briskly around the corner OF Thirtioth street,
with contented smile on his sun-browned
face, whom q BUN reporter opportunity ran
against him.
Halo. Captain" the reporter said: what
is there to this brand new complaint about the
immoral condition Of the Nineteenth Precinct"
"Oh. boshl" exclaimed the Captain. with the
brusque emphasis that Is usual to him whom
he wants to show that he feels contempt for
anything why. the so-called charges don't
amount to row Of pins. II you want to know
exactly what there 70 to them1, yop can say from
me that there is nothing at oil. 1 will prove II.
si99nNsEr s. .,,, ,0n,. , ,onnon. :, Tim Nina.
Vice isn't rampant at all. ! have closed up
Tom Gould's tho Cremorne. the Chelsea, and
parison. q its condition with that Of any other
b s etsr a5S he on nG lonSa
rhs ss e ish1 raj
little BIT Of q puny kick at me- licensed the
EmPs9 GsFden sqips. gr0tes SIAM Men s
nH gse up az tho n great G ana only
tuous man on tho ioroe, but + do claim that l
have done ny duty II vice In ths
hs to 0tSs s Is
sRe TO nsnas snd BIZ
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Tested n the least IN the daytime or after dark"
eaa ead IN tbe
maia Is h,i fs;se, cried the Captain. Nowhere
in this city are these persons kept so strictly
e Gsan lave III sons that
evil should be reduced to q minimum, and ali
sssss 5sSE ~ wishes and see that they
that there is altogether too much latitude
s;s ~ Ths5s Va x sss hi
Ss pse IL ss
ectuslly. That means that it is all stopped, I
can show by department RECORDS T St that tn, the
assured that they viii stay shut up tight as a
drum as long as am at the head OF things
The Captain had BY this time reached the sta
ton house and had seated himself IN an easy
has BEEN ssid the reporter continued
h1s bs p pd 0R e e. ss Ct
Yes, have heard Of such charges, the Cap
have been made in . cowardly way behind my
said s1i cha. ns TO sie
s snso sshs a ~ oher that In
as soe Some me- Years ago an ensmy Of mine In tho
department. went through the, entire precinct
and tried every means in his ppo oiEer
seek such evidence: There has not been
e. soad s N
be. That is the best proof that tho story that
ss R
tied By the receipt Of corruption money, from
any source. ! might give you simple denial
81 e. ISe are bettsr Than denial. People can't
help but aSkn9ylsdss facts It, ., N. wotn,
~sifs Fa ~ 1sa )! The
M%prag io9 their they
out how the PTecinct Is managed Both hofe
eesoeIient y" You hear Of no Clubbing In this
precinct, nor q policemen getting drunk 1ah and
p snoSsh 70 tie force out q my Command and
ception that I received On the day q the R s
I have, tried to do my dHtyy than the
Who ae they
are swapping at mo oauselessly: don't want
to hang on to this command for nfe. as some
You sny HSss an t. dens wans to be
driven out Of the prfcanGt By set q 4 e55a aHs,
o ona s sitser. RGFs Do wong % pa Wiling
stand tho Gonseguenees; but when am right.
'n Fsrdias1d S Sa sehmitth erssr Capt
Pet standing IN an s
hoSse steps When The reporter backed away
from the Captain, bowling. and with his notes
inside pocket The Sergeant didn't seem bit
surprised when the reporter stumbled over
seant'sl irreproas6able boots. $500 .o.
what's the matter with the Nineteenth. any:
how3 Somebody Is al the time growing that
Young man" replied the tall Sergeant; try;
QUIET as church, and Just as good, too. The
aaa ses tie oasEer ana
the dog. Ever heard It"
rs q chestnut ?" the reporter asked.
Ali right, then let her CO." and the reporter
took out his note book and turned to fresh
'''sWiell. you see," said the Sergeant, in graf
fled tone, there was once q Quaker walking
along the street and . Dog ran out and bit
the e QUAKER feit very mad and he wanted to
swear and kick the stufiing out Of the Dog. but
his religion was In the way: His religion was
dead against swearing and kicking. 30 the
Quaker simply rubbed the sore on his Leg and
said: L cannot Swear at thee, nor Kick thee.
thou unsratefHl Beast. but VIII give thee
his way CRYING Mad Dog! Mad Dogp The